Most, if not all, of the people responsible for the games Black Isle became famous for have moved on. Black Isle founder Feargus Urquhart went on to found Obsidian Entertainment, and took many old Black Isle staff with him - Chris Avellone included.

Interplay is also not the publishing powerhouse it once was. Its most recent activity has been selling the Fallout Online rights to Bethesda after a lengthy legal tussle.